WEBVTT SWANSON EXPLAINS WHY HER APPOINTMENT IS CAUSING A LOT OF CONTROVERSY. KIRSTEN: THIS IS JESSICA TYLER, NOW A MAJOR IN THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT. SHE GOT HER START IN LAW ENFORCEMENT HERE AT THE BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE. SHE ROSE FROM DEPUTY ALL THE WAY. JESSICA TYLER. [APPLAUSE] KIRSTEN: TO BEING THE FIRST WOMAN NAMED A DEPUTY CHIEF. LAST MONTH, SHE LEFT THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE FOR APD, AFTER CHIEF GORDEN EDEN APPOINTED TYLER TO BE DIRECTOR OF THE TRAINING ACADEMY. BUT THAT MOVE HAS SOME OFFICERS UPSET. THE UNION TELLS ACTION 7 NEWS IT'S HEARD RUMBLINGS FROM THE RANK AND FILE THAT TYLER MAY NOT BE QUALIFIED FOR THE JOB. SO WE REQUESTED HER WORK HISTORY WITH SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT. PAGE AFTER PAGE, YOU FIND TRAINING CERTIFICATES AND PROMOTION LETTERS. WE PRESENTED THE UNION WITH THE DOCUMENTS. BUT LEADERS THERE WON'T COMMENT ON HER QUALIFICATIONS. WHAT DOES CONCERN THE UNION, WE'RE TOLD, IS THIS, AN INTERNAL AFFAIRS INVESTIGATION LAUNCHED BY THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. AN INVESTIGATION THAT IS STILL GOING ON EVEN AS SHE WAS APPOINTED TO A NEW POSITION AT APD. WE WANTED TO ASK CHIEF GORDEN EDEN ABOUT THAT INTERNAL AFFAIRS INVESTIGATION THAT IS OPEN INTO JESSICA TYLER, BUT REPEATED REQUESTS TO INTERVIEW HIM ON CAMERA WERE DENIED. INSTEAD, WE GOT A STATEMENT FROM THE CITY'S CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER, SAYING IN PART, "MAJOR JESSICA TYLER IS AN INTELLIGENT, EXPERIENCED, PROVEN, AND CAPABLE LAW ENFORCEMENT LEADER AND THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE AND POLICE DEPARTMENT ARE FORTUNATE TO HAVE HER." THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE WON'T TALK ABOUT THE INTERNAL INVESTIGATION